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Mixed Views On Home Ownership

Only 63% of people who do not own a property would like to buy a home of their own, according to new research conducted by...

Bristol

Landlords Take Flight As 100K BTL Homes Sold

Harsh tax reforms have resulted in the sale of more than 100,000 homes and many landlords now plan to leave the market by selling up...

UK Flooding in 2019

How Floods Are Affecting The UK In 2019

With climate change and global warming at the forefront of the news recently, it’s no wonder that port and river towns such as Ipswich and...

COVID-19

Covid-19 Fears Drive Home Search Results

Uncertainty caused by the second lockdown is putting house buyers under increasing pressure and influencing search results as lenders further reduce their willingness to accept...

35% more first-time buyers in 2021

35% More First-Time Buyers In 2021 Compared To Last Year

Even though house prices have seen a 9% increase in 2021, the highest number of first-time buyers since 2002 have made the step onto the...

Survey results from homeowners

Survey Reveals 60% Of Homeowners Prefer To Pay Estate Agents On Completion

Famed for their low upfront fees and ability to divide opinions in the industry, online estate agents continue to be controversial. Just last month, Housesimple...

Fears Mount For High Street Estate Agents

Fear Mounts For High Street Estate Agents

There is increasing evidence that high street estate agents are facing their biggest challenge yet. Although online estate agents still only count for less than...

High Rents Drive Tenants Out Of London

High Rents Drive Tenants Out Of London

14 February 2023 – Record numbers of tenants in London are leaving the capital due to high rents, with 90,370 renters having left in 2022....

House Prices Fall For First Time Since June 2021

House Prices Fall For First Time Since June 2021

According to the recently published House Price Index by Halifax, July has seen house prices fall by 0.1%. For the first time since June 2021,...

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Analysis: The Impact of COVID-19 on the UK Property Market

The COVID-19 global pandemic that swept the UK – and the world – earlier this year has evidently had a huge negative impact on people’s...

Bird feeders

Landlords Voice Their Views On Future Of Buy-To-Let

The majority of buy-to-let landlords own between two and four properties and 10% now use a limited company structure for their investments. Research conducted by...

Whitby

UK Tourism Boom Fuels Holiday Home Market

Many property investors are considering buying a UK holiday home at a time when mortgage experts forecast a boom in the purchase of ‘staycation’ properties...

Gap Between Renting And Buying

Gap Between Renting And Buying Falls To Decade Low

Research by Halifax has shown that the gap between renting and buying has fallen to its lowest level in almost a decade, with homeowners typically...

House with keys

Warnings Spark Fears Of Looming PRS Crisis

More landlords are selling property than buying as demand for rental homes continues to increase, stoking fears of an imminent supply crisis, according to the...

Mortgage decisions

Mortgage Guarantee And Phased SDLT For Homebuyers

The chancellor claimed on Wednesday a phased end to the stamp duty holiday and a government guarantee for 95pc mortgages will turn ‘generation rent’ into...

Rural houses

Rural House Prices Rise At Double The Rate Of Cities

As property prices in the countryside in England and Wales surge by 14.2pc a year, fears grow of an affordability crisis for young people. As...

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